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The
Small Sawmill Operator's Manual was developed by the
Department of Agriculture in 1952. It is intended to
serve as a handbook for operators of small mills.
Spanning 125 pages, it deals mainly with the types and
variations of equipment available, installation of
equipment, and operational techniques, especially for
mills of the circular head-saw type. The purpose is to
furnish operators with a reasonably complete and
detailed evaluation of various types of machinery and
handling equipment, so that the general standard of
operation may be raised by reducing costs, preventing
wastes, and improving the quality of the lumber.
Topics
covered include:
- Types of
small sawmill headrigs
- Husk and mandrel
- Headsaw guides
- Rolls and spreaders
- Peed works
- Carriages and trackways
- Setworks and receders
- Dogs
- Edgers
- Trim and cut-off saws
- Log turners
- Metal detectors
- Conveyor systems
- Power and transmission equipment
- Belts and pulleys
- Care and maintenance of saws
- Labor requirements for small sawmills
- Mill layout
- Sample plans of mill layouts
- Load-out equipment
- Mill operation
- Some business aspects of small-mill operation
- Scaling and grading logs
- Organizations issuing grading rules
This is a SEARCHABLE Adobe
PDF
file on a professionally labeled CD or DVD.
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